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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024055630 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rocketxpressdeliveryservices@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Antonio Fernandez" <rocketxpressdeliveryservices@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:29:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Invoice Charges


ROCKET EXPRESS DELIVERY INTERNATIONAL
HEAD OFFICE
P.O. BOX 2536
KINGSTONE WAY
ZB1V 4AG
LONDON, ENGLAND.
TEL: +44-702-405-5630
TEL: +44-703-590-2487
EMAIL: rocketxpressdeliveryservices@yahoo.it

Dear Kohlmacher,

Welcome to Rocket Express Dispatch. A Dispatch Company to the SuperEna National Lottery. Am pleased to be at your services, Mr. Antonio Fernandez, before we can commerce with your winnings, we will like to inform you that this is for real and as we have been the sole distributors of winning Checks to the SuperEna National Lottery. If you were directed by the Promotion Claim Department to contact me, then I am obviously the designated officer. Your particulars with identification number ( 08 27 29 38 64 82 37 ) have been received in this office (Rocket Express Courier Service).

This means that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the SuperEna National Lottery Awards has officially cleared you for payment. Your winning cheque, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their SuperEna National Lottery will be sent to you.


ROCKET EXPRESS IDENTIFICATION FORM.

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *


Gender. : MaleFemale


Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

PS: ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR DRIVING LISCENCE or INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT (compulsory)
Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]
Annual income.: Please ChooseLess than $15,000$15,000 to $19,999$20,000 to $29,999$30,000 to $39,999$40,000 to $49,999$50,000 to $74,999$75,000 to $99,999$100,000 to $124,999$125,000 or moreI'd rather not say
Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *


Mobile phone No. : [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address. [input] *eg. username@domainname.com


WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Reference Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particular of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]




To begin the final step of the claims process, which is the shipment of your winning cheque/consignment to your destination. With regards to this, you are required to fill the form above so as to help us Authenticate your delivery information and there are also three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the Three.

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

We have arranged it for you in Euros currency.





First class delivery: 24hours Premium class delivery: 48hours
(cost of delivery) (cost of delivery)
postage: 190.00 Euros postage: 170.00 Euros
Insurance: 550.00 Euros Insurance: 500.00 Euros
Tax: 156.00 Euros Tax: 110.00 Euros
Total: 896.00 Euros Total: 780.00 Euros

Normal class delivery: in 72hours
(cost of delivery)
Postage: 150.00 Euros
Insurance: 440.00 Euros
Tax: 80.00 Euros
Total: 670.00 Euros






First class delivery: 24hours Premium class delivery: 48hours
(cost of delivery) (cost of delivery)
postage: 182.00 Euros postage: 160.00 Euros
Insurance: 520.00 Euros Insurance: 460.00 Euros
Tax: 170.00 Euros Tax: 150.00 Euros
Total: 874.00 Euros Total: 770.00 Euros

Normal class delivery: in 72hours
(cost of delivery)
postage: 129.00 Euros
Insurance: 403.00 Euros
Tax: 132.00 Euros
Total: 664.00 Euros






First class delivery: 24hrs Premium class delivery: 48hrs
(cost of delivery) ( cost of delivery)
Postage: 200.00 Euros Postage: 170.00 Euros
Insurance: 550.00 Euros Insurance: 529.00 Euros
Tax: 190.00 Euros Tax: 166.00 Euros
Total: 940.00 Euros Total: 865.00 Euros

Normal class delivery: in 72hours
(cost of delivery)
Postage: 125.00 Euros
Insurance: 409.00 Euros
Tax: 136.00 Euros
Total: 670.00 Euros

EXTRA OPTION:
THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION FOR THE FUNDS TO BE REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT DIRECTLY.THIS ENTAILS YOU PROVIDING US WITH YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS SO THAT THE PAYMENT BANK CAN INITIATE THE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT DIRECTLY.THE TOTAL COST OF TRANSFER IN THIS REGARD IS 1,432.62 Euros. THE BANK WILL CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY TO BRIEF YOU ON HOW TO INITIATE THIS PAYMENT IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION.


(KINDLY BE INFORMED THAT THE DOCUMENTS AND CHEQUE CANNOT BE SENT TO YOU WITHOUT BEEN INSURED AS IT WILL VIOLATE THE FEDERAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL CHEQUE CLEARING) SO THE INSURANCE FEE IS TO BE PAYED IN ADDITION TO THE COST OF ANY OF YOUR COURIER OPTION ABOVE.

This company declined reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.

Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.

This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds

After the class and type of delivery has been selected by you, you are to reach us with the selected Courier service you would like us to use for the sending of your winning Check and should also be followed by the following requirement:
A copy of your verification form above

Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs,because you only have seven days {one week} to claim this cheque and after this period,your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you, we will return it to the lottery board and be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

Once again, congratulations.

Mr. Antonio Fernandez

© 2007 ROCKET XPRESS Dispatch.



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